I have shoes I have not worn for months due to agletitis--can't lace 'em (I know, I could give them a total lace transplant, but I am looking for a donor)
The tips of shoelaces are called AGLETS. An alternative spelling is "aiglet", though this is less commonly used...
it comes from Old French "aguillette" (or "aiguillette"), which is the diminutive of "aguille" (or "aiguilee"), meaning "needle". This in turn comes from the original Latin word for needle: "acus
I have shoes I have not worn for months due to agletitis--can't lace 'em (I know, I could give them a total lace transplant, but I am looking for a donor)
It's the handyman's secret weapon!
Replace 'em with some good old duct tape. That's what my dad would do, boyoboy.
I demand aglet reform! Those crappy things always come apart when the shoe's just getting broken in.
The tips of shoelaces are called AGLETS. An alternative spelling is "aiglet", though this is less commonly used...
it comes from Old French "aguillette" (or "aiguillette"), which is the diminutive of "aguille" (or "aiguilee"), meaning "needle". This in turn comes from the original Latin word for needle: "acus
http://www.shoe-lacing.com/shoelace/shoelacetips.htm